diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 3853ed0..20f00e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -67,3 +67,20 @@ jobs:
       - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
         id: deployment
         uses: actions/deploy-pages@v5
+
+      # Rebuilds docs.byteveda.org/agenteval/ now instead of at the portal's next
+      # cron. The run id is passed because this run is still in progress here, so
+      # the portal cannot find it as the latest successful docs.yml run — it would
+      # mirror the build before this one.
+      # Pages is already published by the step above, so a failed ping costs
+      # freshness, not the release — the portal's daily cron still catches up.
+      # Annotate instead of failing the deploy.
+      - name: Notify docs portal
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCS_DISPATCH_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          gh api repos/ByteVeda/byteveda.site/dispatches \
+            -f event_type=tool-docs-published \
+            -f "client_payload[slug]=agenteval" \
+            -f "client_payload[run_id]=${{ github.run_id }}" ||
+            echo "::error::docs portal dispatch failed — docs.byteveda.org/agenteval/ refreshes on the portal's daily cron instead"